Mupirocin is a prescription treatment, and while this early study showed signs of decreasing inflammation, the study wasn't designed to see if it can decrease the rash of cutaneous lupus ...
“In addition to decreasing the inflammation by decreasing lesional staphylococcus aureus, the mupirocin treatment also lowered skin monocyte levels, which are important in driving cutaneous lupus,” ...
Dermatomyositis and lupus are autoimmune conditions that may share symptoms like skin rashes, muscle weakness, and chronic inflammation. Dermatomyositis may involve lung complications and skin ...
Only your doctor can tell you if you have lupus, but about a third of people with it get a butterfly-shaped rash on their face. Other common symptoms are stiff, painful joints, achy or weak ...
The patient is a 45-year-old Caucasian male with a 5-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). He has flat erythema that is more prominent on the upper chest, neck, and head. The rash ...
Lance, 38, an account executive with Clear Channel Media + Entertainment in Richmond, Virginia, had heard of lupus, but she didn’t know it could involve the skin. Early 2014 brought complications.
We have reported an increased prevalence of biopsy-confirmed smooth muscle antibody-positive autoimmune liver disease that notably predated the disease onset in 9.8% of juvenile lupus patients ...